Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd.

452 F.3d 1066 Joseph A. PAKOOTAS, an individual and enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Donald R. Michel, an individual and enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; State of Washington, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. TECK COMINCO METALS, LTD., a Canadian corporation, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-35153. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 5, 2005. Filed July 3, 2006. Kevin M. Fong, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellant Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd. Richard A. Du Bey, Paul J. Dayton (argued) and Daniel F. Johnson, Short Cressman & Burgess PLLC, Seattle, WA, for plaintiffs-appellees Joseph A. Pakootas and Donald R. Michel. Alexandra K. Smith, Steven J. Thiele, and Kristie E. Carevich, Assistant Attorneys General, Washington State office of the Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for plaintiff/intervenor-appellee State of Washington. Loren R. Dunn, Riddell Williams PS, Seattle, WA, for amici Washington Environmental Council, Washington, Public Interest Research Group, and Citizens for a Clean Columbia. Rex S. Heinke, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &…